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Unit 1 Vocab (6th)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Apparel | Clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration; To put clothes on, dress up |
| Besiege | To attack by surrounding with military forces; To cause worry or trouble |
| Compress | To press together; To reduce in size or volume; A folded cloth or pad applied to an injury |
| Denounce | To condemn openly; To accuse formally |
| Dispatch | To send off or out for a purpose; To kill; An official message; Promptness, speed; The act of killing |
| Douse | To plunge into a liquid, drench; To put out quickly, extinguish |
| Expressly | Plainly, in so many words; For a particular purpose |
| Famished | Suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something |
| Forsake | To give up, renounce; To leave, abandon |
| Gainful | Profitable; Bringing in money or some special advantage |
| Immense | Very large or great; Beyond ordinary means of measurement |
| Inept | Totally without skill or appropriateness |
| Ingenious | Showing remarkable originality, inventiveness or resourcefulness; Clever |
| Instantaneous | Done in an instant; Immediate |
| Irk | To annoy, trouble, make weary |
| Libel | Written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made; To write or publish such a statement |
| Misgiving | A feeling of fear, doubt or uncertainty |
| Oaf | A stupid person; A big, clumsy, slow individual |
| Recede | To go or move backward; To become more distant |
| Repast | A meal, food |